traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i can't believe we are barely into november and we are dealing -- we are already dealing with the cold weather. it's awful. bring back summer, please. if you are heading to the beltway no problems to report on the west side. it's nice and clear here at liberty road. and you are looking at the normal len-minute ride on outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95. and this is what the beltway looks like in parkville and harford road. everything up to speed. no delays on inner loop towards 95 and outer loop nice and clear. as you make the drive up to 8 3. and using the jfx to get downtown normal conditions 11 minutes right now traveling southbound from 695 all the way downtown. that's a look at your traffic. megan and charley over to you. you have seen the ads and signs it comes down to today. after all of it, now we are going to the polls and we are saying voters this is your chance you have your say. >> it's from the dream act to same sex marriage and expanding gaming here in maryland but it comes back to man versus man.

mitt romney versus president obama. >> abc2 news bradley leaves off live team coverage from mitt romney's headquarters good morning. >> reporter: good morning. mitt romney takes the stage tonight he hopes as the next president of the united states. but today, he is still out hunting for votes even as americans head to the polls. most expensive presidential race in history is in the hands of voters. mitt romney is not done. gop nominee is making two more campaign stops later today in ohio and central -- pennsylvania after casting ballots. romney campaignaed the stops knowing the path to vct have i more narrow than president obama. overnight in new hampshire he held the final rally. >> your votes and work right here in new hampshire will help me become the next president of the united states. >> reporter: also last night, the former massachusetts governor appeared on monday night football where he told chris berman he deserves credit for the chal piionships for red

sox and patriots glue get blamed for everything and might as well get credit for what goes right as governor. >> reporter: the romney campaign needs a lot to go right today. latest poll shows president obama leading among people who voted early. so the romney campaign must make up that difference today. president obama is keeping his election day tradition of shooting hoops after doing a few satellite interviews in swing states. last night the president was teary eyed in the -- ending the campaign in the state that started it all. >> i've come back to iowa one more time to ask for your vote. >> reporter: today is all about turnout republicans the romney campaign thinks republicans are more enthusiastic and more likely to vote than president obama supporters. reporting live, abc news. now back to you. >> a special election was held middle school students at a charter school in hamilton have been studying the issues and debating and then voting.

when the ballots were counted president obama won by a landslide. >> because it's the future because it involves us and because our parents make a decision but at the end of the day it affects of the students supported same sex marriage which is question 6 but it came to expanded gambling, the kids were actually evenly split 51% for question 7 and 79% against it. election day is considered a city holiday. that means trash and recycling will not be collected today. saturday november 10th is the makeup days for the areas regularly scheduled for tuesday. and there will be no street sweeping. parking meters as you would guess are in effect. 6:33 right now. and police are hoping that you can help them identify somebody who was caught robbing a bank. they have a picture and we will share it. they are looking for this guy. they say he robbed the bb and t bank on bel air road in

fallston yesterday morning. you can see the guy dressed as construction worker who got away with the money from the tell are's drawers and you can call the number on the screen if you know anything about his whereabouts. a developing story for you this morning. there could be another case linked to health care worker accused of spreading hepatitis c. the state says test results on a patient from the baltimore av center in the center are similar to infection linked to the medical technician that has been charged in new hampshire. he is accused of tampering with needles and infecting more than 30 people. it's a city that suffered so much. >> one place that has served as a reminder of resilience is opening a store one again today. >> we will have more on the 9/11ememorial and how it's reopening. >> a company will stop selling cars in the u.s. a bold move but one they say is necessary. we will tell you why. >> and it's cold this morning. essex maryland at 32 degrees but we have an alert in essex.

the freeze warning in effect until 9:00 and if you want the information, make sure to go to the website at down load the app. let's go over to lauren. >> reporter: that's a great app. fortunately traffic is moving right along here on 6 the 95 at old could -- 695 at old court road.

news time 6:38. it's something you never expect to find during a drug bust. >> you would not. in adig to the pair wanna officers discovered a 3-foot long alligator. this was at home of michael golden. neighbors said they caught glimpse of the alligator as a baby and had no idea it got so big. >> when he first got it it was a baby. it was probably about yea big

and we -- he told a couple people and kids in the neighborhood there was a baby alligator but no one knew it would get that big. >> as you might expect it's illegal to own an exotic animal like a alligator as a pet. animal control has taken it to western maryland to an exotic animal zoo. all eyes are on ohio. >> when it comes to determining who will be the next press certain states are more important than others. we will take you to different polling places when we come back. >> and waiting for gas for six hours. by now you probably heard the stories and most of them are bad. desperate storm victims gas gouging the recipe for disaster. >> and we are dry and also getting a little sunshine in here. i will tell you when the wet weather replaces the dry weather we are receiving today. >> reporter: there are no delays right now in interstate 70. just west of 695. but we are dealing with a crash in wood lawn. i will have the details coming up on good morning maryland.

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weneed to bundle up. >> you need to bundle up and i am talking about have the hat on and gloves on and it's coal. freeze warnings to talk b so let's talk about the temperature in and a -- about. so let's talk about the temperature if annapolis at 35. clarksville at 28. so we are below freezing across the area. don't be surprised if you see a little patchy fog across the area with the dew point coming in the same temperature as the actual temperature. now 27 degrees in westminster with the dew point coming in at 23. we are bone dry. these dew points going to be playing a role in the nor'easter that's going to be coming into town tomorrow. and here's freeze warning i am talking about. you can see it for the areas shaded in the purple color. eastern shore like pretty good. but still feeling cold because you are not at freezing or below doesn't mean that you are out of the woods. as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, we are seeing dry conditions right now. this is good. get out and run errands and do what you have to do and clean up from sandy. and it's going to be good day to do that but whatever you do

outdoors you are going to need to have the heavy coat. this is what the planner looks like. still quite cold at 8. even at lunchtime the temperature only at 45 degrees. our high temperature coming in at 47. for this time of the year we should be at 60 degrees so we are going to stay well below that for today. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. pretty chilly start but fortunately not much traffic to contend with this election day. 95 in white marsh is going to be in great shape. that is 15 minute ride traveling southbound from 695 all the way into the city. and for those of you using 83 this morning, no problems heading downtown. it's going to be delay free just 11 minutes to travel southbound from towson to fayette street. and as far as baltimore county is concerned, we are dealing with a crash in wood lawn on rolling road. that's going to be right nearcrosby and you are looking live at the west side of the beltway. liberty road traffic moving right along there no delays on the outer loop heading down to route 40.

and the inner loop will be clear through pikesville. here's what the beltway looks like in parkville. no problems on the inner loop towards 95. and outer loop congest a little bit. but that will very well dissipate as you make the drive up towards providence road and head up to 83678 that's traffic megan and charley over to you. it's election day and marylanders head to the polls and they have important issues to decide. >> question 6 for example that's whether or not to allow same sex marriage in the state of maryland. if it passes it will make history. >> sherrie johnson is here with details of what could be landmarking legislation. sherrie. >> reporter: well in a few minutes voters will head to the polls and cast their ballots on the ballot question number 6 tackles the issue of same sex marriage. maryland could become first state to legalize same sex marriage through a ballot referendum inform it passes. emotions are high on both sides and we caught up with folks during an all night prayer service. the bishop educated his parishioners and urging them to

vote against question 6. opponents of question 6 say they collected more than double the number of signatures required to push it to a referendum. governor o'malley says granting same sex couples a marriage license is a civil right and marylanders should vote yes. it allows lurnlgy to on the out of marrying same sex couples. >> we can't take the beliefs and practices of a few people and push that over on the majority and say this is the way we should change and redefine something so foundational like marriage. >> we are going to reject thehorrific lies and scare tactics that our opposition pushes on the voters election after election. >> reporter: now voters appear split on the issue that has the nation watching maryland. if passed it would make maryland the 7th state in addition to the district of columbia to approve marriage equality. polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 tonight.

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. riding in a vehicle owned by a funeral home is never really good thing. unless it's a limo ride to go vote. wiley funeral homes offers seniors a chance to get to the polling locations in style. they will pick up people in harlem park wood lawn and owings mills. we will have exact locations at abc2news.com. voters nationwide are getting ready to head to the polls casting their ballots in less than an hour. polling places will be a buzz across the country. >> absolutely. and all the eyes are on a few key battleground states and those voters could determine which candidates become the next president. >> let's look at what's happening now. this morning, in the important swing states. >> reporter: i am from cincinnati and polls here in hamilton county are preparing to open. a cold start to the day as voters head out on this election day. but of course, not too many people worried about the weather as all eyes are on ohio. many experts say whoever takes

hamilton county is more than likely to take ohio. i have been in cleveland and voting weather is expected to be rate. no rain in the forecast. temperature wise mid-40s ohio is the state to watch in this presidential election. many people are talking about it. mitt romney and paul ryan by the way this will campaign in cleveland later on today. i am katy johnson reporting from palm beach county florida where the lines could be very long throughout the day at precincts like the one you see behind me as they have been for the past week during early voting. now election supervisors throughout the five county regions are hoping for few if any problems today. the polls close here at 7 p.m. eastern time. >> i am laura hairis in largo inpinallas county and there's been an amazing early voter turn out 20,000 people voted early last week. 177,000 people voted by mail and i can tell you we are expecting long lines still out

here. still very early but 7:00 the polls open. that i voted sticker is what everybody is look for. we are expecting long lines but we will continue to keep in touch with the supervisor of elections office and keep you up-to-date as we watch carefully the polls today in florida. >> here in colorado the polls open at 7 a.m. so far 1.7 million people aretaken part in early voting and the secretary of state believes that's 25% to vote today on election day. now republicans outweighed democrats in the early voting four years ago that was reversed. more democrats than republicans. how popular is colorado this time around? over the last four days we have seen visits from every one president obama, vice president biden and governor romney and paul ryan. we are going to monitor for election fraud any kind of election concerns once the polls open at 7 a.m. and we will update the concerns throughout election day. in denver, marshal zellinger.

>> and remember abc2 is covering every angle of the election today from the local ballot to questions and, of course, the race for the white house. we will have live team coverage beginning on abc2 at 5 and 6 and you can find the latest information on abc2news.com. we update the website all the time. it's where you want to meet up with friends and have dinner with family. >> the popular baltimore restaurant now reopening today after fire almost shut it down for good. >> linda so is here to tell us about the grand opening of the mount washington tavern something a lot of people have been waiting for. >> reporter: just in time for dinner. doors open to the public at 5 p.m. and we have a sneak peek of the newly rebuilt tavern. take a look. i am sure you won't be disappointed. this is all the work that's been done the past year. owners rebuilt the tavern from the ground up after a devastating fire destroyed the place on halloween last yearch the tavern has new design and it's more open and easier to walk around and it has two rooms upstairs and outdoor deck area but you will see familiar faces and the staff is the

same. the coowner says it's been a lot of work but he knew without a doubt that they had to rebuild. >> the day of the fire the builder who is a friend andtavern customer and built an addition on my home he was standing on the bridge with us before the sun came up with the fire and we looked at him and said hey, there's no question we are going to rebuild. it's all we know. >> so again doors -- >> reporter: so again doors open for 5 for differenter and normal business hours starting tomorrow a grand reopening party is set for the day before thanksgiving that's november 1st at 8 p.m. linda so, abc2 news. time for five things to know on this tuesday. the cooler weather is here and before long, you will be bundling up every day in a winter coat. and today, the rains are handing out the coats to needy men at the helping up missions homeless shelter the 9th year for the event. >> automaker suzuki is going to stop selling cars in the united states and filed for chapter 11

bankruptcy and pulling out of the american auto market. as part of the restructure plan they say they will sell focus on motorcycles on atvs once they get the bankruptcy protection. spirit airlines tack on more fees beginning today, it will charge 100 dollars to check a bag at the gate. and it's raising the price on bringing on carry on bags from 40 to 50 dollars. >> gas -- . gasoline is a hot commodity in new york and new jersey and some people are trying to make a easy buck. gas is sold on craigslist for outrageous prices one ad as highas 30 dollars a gallon. >> september 11 memorial is reopening after sandy flooded the site. waters road rose to 8 feet in the unfinished museum section. 9/11 artifacts that will be put on display were all spared. bge workers are in new jersey helping to turn the lights back on for thousands left in the dark. >> they were busy here and

nowthere. 75 crew members are expected to be there for at least a week many making sacrifices to do it. for example, jamar harris is going to miss out on his son's cameron's 9th birthday this weekend. >> he said this is a tough decision he had to make. but in the end, he knows that decision was the right one. >> this whole line of work is like a brotherhood and everyone is working together which means they are happy to see us here. and get the service back. >> you bet they are happy to see you. we put this story on facebook to let you respond. thousands of you liked it and more than 70 posted your comments. one of those came from jamar thanking everyone forethoughts and prayers and praising coworkers for the sacrifice they make. >> they have made a lot of sacrifice and you won't think about that when you are mad and they are missing out on things like birthdays. >> they are and it looks like they will have another storm to contend with. as we go through wednesday and

also thursday, we can see the storm getting its act together down to the south she here. this will move off the coast of the carolinas and slide up the coast off the mid atlantic and we are going to be seeing that and feeling the effects of that as we go into tomorrow. so let me show you what's going on with the nor'easter impact. we will be dealing with some wendy conditions and also some rain and possibly some snow as we go into time. so i am thinking overnight in to wednesday, thursday morning along the eastern shore we could be seeing some snow across the area. very light in nature and maybe a few wet fat snowflakes flying around our heads in baltimore. and places to the south of that and also back off towards the west. but all in all, we basically will be dealing with rainy and windy conditions and the reason why is well this nor'easter the center of it will stay well-off into the atlantic was a good thing for us. if it was closer to the shore then we would be feeling more of the impacts but since it's going to be well-off the coastline things look better

for us and we can see snow again along the eastern shore so don't be surprised for that. look at dundalk right now this morning. we are seeing a mixture of sun and clouds out there. more of the same in kent island. and we are looking at temperatures that are very cold this morning. make sure to bundle up. the 20s as we head throughout the day, temperatures coming in at 47 degrees. that's the high. and the 7-day forecast though has improvement as we head into the weekend. 60 degrees by sunday. let's check the traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are following breaking news this morning in fells point a four alarm fire on south broadway in the 500 block and will be shut down at eastern avenue. i spoke with the fire department who confrms no one has been injured but a -- confirms no one has been injured. we are dealing with a crash right now in wood lawn on rolling road that's at crosby road. and heading to the west side of the beltway, a live look now at liberty road traffic is moving right along easy.

no delays right now. this election day. 695 going to be delay free here in parkville as well. no problems on the inner loop towards 95 and the outer loop nice and clear up to 83. >> babe -- babies can wow us when you least expect it. >> you have one at home. >> she is ute cute. >> she is very cute. one baby has gotten 5 million hits on youtube. look at this so you can see why. >> i love this. watch, watch. >> all right that's dragon baby his dad rekateed the -- created the video and has the talent for animation and expect effect. he is the younger brother of iron baby with 12 million views. >> he knocked the stuffing from the dagon. >> has my baby done that? >> they can't do it. >> love it. >> thanks for joining us.

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